The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-10-11
/ aCLEVELAND'S TRIP.
ARRlvALA AT ST. PAUL YESTERDAY
A Very Enthusiastic Raception-Tho
dreot Him-ndrs. Cleveland Still tho Oh.
hesved Of all observsrs-aIoro
w. Facts From this C,clopsdlas.


and the gentlemen composing the part,
which left Washington with the President
reached st. Paul exactly on time, hal
paat five this evening, having left Madl
fson, Wisconsin, at nine this morning
The run from Madison was perhaps the
moet enjoyable days journey the party
has experienced since Its departure from
Washington. The people along the line
and at tho smaller stationo were much
less demonstra!ive than those OF the re-.
sions passed through earlier in the trip.
at lacrosse, whore the train tarried
twenty minutes, there was little gem Of
a demonstration which WAC highly praised
by Its recipients. Though thoro we're ten
thousand people at the ntatlon, with twice
aa many more lining the streets Of the
ftown, and though their enthusiasm was
OF the livlleat kind, there wan neither
crowdiug nor haste. . a'i'F
AT Portage, Now Lisbon, sharta and
Lake City, where fve.minute stops were
made, hand.shakines took place. Not q
tenth Of the numbe1s gathered had q
chance to shake tho hand of tho Presi
dent, but their cheers as the train pulled
away were memo the lens hearty. Just
north OF Winona throng OF workmen
were gathered and ono on horse back rode
up to the slow moving train to present to
Mrs. Cleveland with their compliments a
handsome bcquet. He reached It out and
Thought 1t safe In her hand, but unluckilv
1t was not and fell to the ground. The
mounted man was embsrraased for mo.
ment, but an athletic fellow from among
the workmon picked up the flowers none
the worse for their fall, and, amid the
widest hurrahs Of his companions, deliy.
cred them. He will remember the lady's
smile as long as he lives.
Flying clouds and frosty air ushered in
the day for which st. Paul has been pre.
pairing for a month past. Toward the
middle Of the afternoon tho sun came out
and the weather moderated somewhat.
but is still tonight decidedly braciny.
The crowd is unparalleled in tho city'a
history. and the oldest inhabitsnt recalls
the Willard expedition, the Garfield
obsequies, and the winter carniyals
IN vain to remember its like,
Conservative estimate R places the
number OF strangers at $4,000. About
5:sO the reception committee drove up 10
the depot. Passing through the thronp
the committee walked forward TO the
depot platform and boarded the Presideu-
tial car snd the open door revealed
the President and Mra. Cleveland stsrd-
ling in the parlor beneath the electric
light. P. II. Kelly YVES the first to greet
the visitors and he in turn introduced the
rest Of the column, each being received
with O shake OF the hand and a pleasant
smile from the presidential pair. AS Mrs.
Cleveland walked down three little girls
stepped forward and presented her with
three.lovely bouque.o of pink roses.
The procession moved up Third to
Jackson. Here the ssfeetz were literally
Jammsd with q ourgiug multitude of hr-
maaity, which surged after the carriages
like greet waves. The President alishted
and was escorted to the hotel. 5'DI
The President and his party were in
troduced to Mayor Smith, who delivered
o very brief speech Of welcome. The
President delivered his response in a
strong, cloar voice as follows:
TIE PRESIDENTS SPEECH.
II was reminded by the invitation
which received to visit the State of Min
nesota and the city OF St. Paul that a dir.
tinguished stateaman visiting here in 1850
spoke Of this place as the centre of the
continent Of North America and stated his
belief that the ultimate last scat Of Gov
ernment Of thia great continent would
be found somewhere not far from. tho
spot on which he stood, at the
head OF navigation of the Missiesippi
river. At the time OF Mr.. Seward's visit
the population o! your State was $4,000
and that Of St. Paul, its capital, 10 COO.
What shall cay, who, alter twenty.seven
years have passed, find. hero State con-
tanning nearly million and half Of in
habitants and its capital with population
nearly as great as that of the State itself
in 1860? Aud while one is considering
this immense growth he is aclual]y
amazad by the fact that sixty per cent or
more Of the population Of the State has
been added within the laot FIVE years. and
that the population OF ST.. Paul has more
than trebled within the same tins.
Whether you arc to have here the seat
OF this great continent or not, do not
know. Those Of us who are engaged in
the business Of the Government at Wash
ington are certainly not at present pre-.
pairing to move here. But the seat OF
those things which control the Govern.
ment and make it great ig last moving
this way. The csnier Of the country's
population is rapidly moving westward,
and the increase of the wealth and pro.
duce OF this wonderful region are more
than keeping pace with the movement in
your direction OF the nations population.
"The marvellous city Of St. Paul, scoyninp
the ordinary nteps by which cities reach
tho lead, and springing at once to promi-
ncnce and greatness, her people establish.
ing trado as il by magic, immenae in its
volume and constantly increasing; erect
ing without fear or hesitation business
blocks rivaling In expense and splendor
those Of the largest aud Oldest OF our cit.
les, exhibit possibilities and achievements
in which every American citizen can
claim q share Of pride aud satisfaction.
All this has been accomplished by our fel.
low citizens on American soil and under
the impetus and encouragement OF Amer.
ican ins.itutiona and laws. % Tssa.:'' I'M
"My visit to you being q cyclone, and
Trusting that We have sort Of friendly
feeling for each other, want to suggest
to you e reason why I am particularly
and personally Interested in St. Paul and
its people, Some years ago young girl
dwelr among you and went to school, She
has grown up to be woman and is now
my wife, II any one thinks Pres.
ident ought not to mention Z things
of this sort in public I hope q be
or she does not live in St. Paul, for
don't want to shock anybody when /
thank the good people Of this city because
they neither married or spoiled my vile
Laughter and applausel and when l tell
them that thoy are rotated to that in nv
life better than oil earthly honors and dis.
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